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To: pyslent who wrote (16569)	2/3/2012 10:24:31 PM
From: Doren	Respond to of 32692

"Android" didn't ship ANY phones. Neither did Google did they? Amazon did ship Baidu forked pads though.

To: pyslent who wrote (16569)	2/4/2012 6:16:30 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

New Study Claims iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps 4 hours ago by AppAdvice 7 mashable.com AppAdvice is a Mashable publishing partner that offers news and reviews of iOS apps. The following article is reprinted with the publisher's permission. In a new study conducted by the mobile application monitoring company Crittercism, it is noted that iOS applications crash more often than their Android counterparts. The results, as you can see in the below images, speak for themselves: more applications crash under iOS 5.0.1, while Android apps appear to be more stable. However, we should note here that the faults regarding iOS 5.0.1 most likely don’t lie with Apple itself. Because this version of the mobile operating system is relatively new, it’s more likely that iOS developers haven’t made their own third-party apps fully compatible with the iOS — resulting in the crashing. Though, on the other hand, iOS 4.3.3 — which has indeed been available for some time — also caused a sizable 10.66 percent of mobile apps to crash. Android, as you can see, is quite stable — its most recent Android 4.0.1 accounts for just 1.04 percent of mobile app crashes. Compare that with iOS 5.0.1's 28.64 percent! If you’re wondering why iOS applications crash so much, there are a number of potential reasons — Forbes discusses some: This can be due to hardware issues, such as the use of location or GPS services or cameras; it could be due to the Internet connection, that is, how a phone connects to 3G or WiFi, or that the device is not connected to the Internet at a certain moment, or that something happens during the switch between 3G and WiFi. There could also be issues with language support on certain devices. There can also be memory problems if an app uses too much memory. Furthermore, the article highlights Apple’s iAd system as being a potential problem — it apparently gives “developers problems if they [do] not adhere to certain standards.” But that’s not all. There’s also the common problem of users not updating. The above chart is proof that iOS device users aren’t all rocking the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system — people are lingering around on iOS 4.3.3, iOS 4.2.1 and even iOS 4.0. Though some fans do this to maintain a jailbreak or carrier unlock, others just don’t care enough — or can’t be bothered — to plug their handset into a computer and update their firmware. If this same philosophy is adopted regarding iOS app updates (which are designed, in part, to correct bugs which might cause app crashes), then a further explanation for the above data is made available to us. Do your iOS apps regularly crash? Are there any in particular which are more troublesome than others? Let us know in the comments. This article originally published at AppAdvice here.

To: pyslent who wrote (16569)	2/4/2012 7:17:47 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 32692

Android enjoys 250% growth in Q4 2011 – accounts for 52% of all handsets shipped in that period Feb 4th, 2012 \| By phoneslimited \| Category: Telecommunications online-news-today.com It seems there’s no stopping the little green robots from growing. In Q4 2011, the amount of Android smartphones increased by a whopping 250%, according to Canalys, a market analyst. This means that Android phones account for 52% of the global market, coming from a mere 48.8% in Q4 2010. Canalys adds that, for the first time, smartphones outsold PCs. This was blamed on the 32% drop in sales of notebooks, with tablets outselling notebooks. In 2011, Android enjoyed a growth of 244.1%, with 237.8 million devices over the course of 12 months. The iOS by Apple is at second place with 93.1 million devices, which accounts for 19.1% of the pie. Shipments grew to 96% in 2011. Why was Android so successful in the last three months of 2011? Even before the Christmas spending spree of last year, Android was extremely popular due to handsets such as the Samsung Galaxy S2. With the Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) released in November of 2011, Android’s popularity grew even more. Are you one of the many owners of an Android device? Do you think Android has reached its peak, or do you think it has nowhere to go but up? Give us your thoughts.